

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Acting
Farrell's physical panic—literally trapped in frame for 81 minutes.
Direction
Schumacher's split-screen chaos turns Times Square into a cage.
Sound
That voice. Sutherland never seen, always terrifying.

Director
Joel Schumacher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 10 days on a $13 million budget. The booth was on a soundstage—Times Square crowds are real footage composited in.
Planned release delayed because the D.C. sniper attacks made 'sniper terrorizes city' feel way too real for 2002 audiences.